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(meteorobs) Pre-Dawn Obs (long)
OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 05-19/20-99
BEGIN: 07:10 UT END 09:20 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
1 period, sky 0% obscured
avg LM=6.02 (IMO areas 5 & 1) Facing SSE
1 07:10 - 09:20 UT ETA (2) SPO (15) Teff = 2.06
Dead time p1- 6 min
Center FOV
07:10 17hr +4 deg
08:15 18hr +3 deg
09:19 19hr 25min +4 deg
Mag Distribution
SPO +2(1) +3(5) +4(3) +5(5) +6(1)
ETA +1(1) +2(1)
Period 1
1 07:22 SPO +3 2
2 07:30 SPO +5 2 (SAG)
3 07:49 SPO +4 5
4 07:57 SPO +3 2 (SAG) (ASC?)
5 08:00 SPO +2 3 (SAG) (SOP?)
6 08:12 ETA +2 3 1 sec tr
7 08:18 SPO +5 5 *
8 08:18 SPO +5 5 *
9 08:30 SPO +4 3
10 08:38 SPO +3 4
11 08:39 SPO +5 2
12 08:44 SPO +4 3 (SAG)
13 08:47 SPO +6 3
14 08:49 SPO +3 2
15 08:51 ETA +1 4 1 sec tr
16 09:16 SPO +3 5
17 09:16 SPO +5 4
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 05-20/21-99
BEGIN: 07:25 UT END 09:09 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
1 period avg LM=5.67 (IMO areas 5 & 1) Facing SSE
1 07:25 - 09:09 ETA (2) SPO (8) Teff = 1.6
Sky 10% obscured from 07:25 to 08:20 UT
15% obscured from 08:20 to 09:09
Center FOV
07:25 16hr +20 deg
08:30 17hr 20min +15 deg
09:09 18hr 30 +5 deg
Dead time p1- 8min
Mag Distribution
SPO +1(4) +2(1) +3(2) +5(1)
ETA +3(1) +4(1)
Period 1
1 07:53 SPO +1 3
2 08:04 SPO +2 3
3 08:20 SPO +3 5
4 08:26 SPO +1 3
5 08:32 ETA +3 4 1 sec train
6 08:46 SPO +1 3
7 08:46 ETA +4 5
8 08:52 SPO +1 3
9 08:22 SPO +5 4
10 08:39 SPO +3 5
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 05-21/22-99
BEGIN: 07:11 UT END 09:15 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
1 period, sky 0% obscured
avg LM=5.87 (IMO areas 5,1,11) Facing SSE
1 07:11- 09:15 ETA (2) SPO (09) Teff = 1.96
Dead time p1=6 min
Center FOV
07:11 17hr +5 deg
08:10 18hr 10min +3 deg
09:15 19hr 30min +4 deg
Mag Distribution
SPO +1(1) +2(2) +3(2) +4(3) +5(1)
ETA 0(1) +2(1)
Period 1
1 07:14 SPO +4 3
2 07:16 SPO +4 3
3 07:21 SPO +2 2 long wake, bluish (SAG) (SOP??)
4 07:25 ETA 0 4 long train length, 1 sec tr
5 07:32 ETA +2 3
6 08:10 SPO +5 4
7 08:18 SPO +3 3
8 08:27 SPO +3 4
9 08:34 SPO +4 2
10 08:34 SPO +2 2
11 08:14 SPO +3 5 see remarks
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REMARKS: Meteor 11 lit up, then dimmed, then reignited and dimmed two
more times. It
was definately NOT a firefly. Meteors 9 & 10 appeared within 15 seconds
of each other
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 05-24/25-99
BEGIN: 07:00 UT END 09:16 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
2 periods, sky 0% obscured both periods...
1 07:00-08:05 ETA (2) SPO (7) Teff = 1.03
Avg LM=5.37 (IMO areas 5 & 1)
2 08:21-09:31 ETA (4) SPO (5) Teff = 1.06
Avg LM=6.02 (IMO areas 5 & 1)
Center FOV Facing SSE
07:08 17hr 30min +5 deg
08:30 18hr 30min +5 deg
09:31 19hr 45min +09 deg
Dead time p1- 3min p2 -3min 1 break =4 min
Mag Distribution
SPO +1(1) +2(4) +3(3) +4(5) +5(2) +6(1)
ETA +2(1) +3(2)
Period 1
1 07:11 SPO +3 2 brief; near-pointer
2 07:16 SPO +4 3
3 07:24 SPO +2 5
4 07:30 SPO +2 2
5 07:40 ETA +3 5 .5 sec wake
6 07:41 SPO +2 2
7 07:45 ETA +2 5 .5 sec wake
8 07:47 SPO +1 2
9 07:52 SPO +5 2
Period 2
10 08:12 SPO +4 3
11 08:14 SPO +3 5 .5 sec wake
12 08:15 SPO +4 5
13 08:16 SPO +3 4
14 08:30 SPO +4 5
15 08:46 SPO +6 4
16 08:47 SPO +5 5
17 08:49 ETA +3 4 .5 sec wake
18 08:51 SPO +4 4
19 08:52 SPO +2 4
Well, there it is...the moon is growing full now,
so I suppose that means I'll be getting sleep for a week or two.
Outbursts Everyone, Kim Youmans
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